Davis takes two from Gators

The SF State baseball squad found the confines of UC Davis Community Stadium anything but friendly Saturday afternoon, as the Aggies avenged a Friday defeat with a doubleheader sweep of the Gators in Northern California Athletic Conference action.

Friday, Justin Gordon and company shut down UC Davis at Maloney Field for a 7-3 victory, but Saturday it was the Aggies utilizing the home-field advantage to the tune of 10-4 and 2-0.

The Aggies improved to 14-7 overall and 5-2 in the NCAC, while the Gators fell to 8-8 and 3-4 in conference.

"So far we haven't played as a team," said Gator shortstop Jorge Macias. "Once we find that chemistry, there's no telling how good we could be."

Friday provided a glimpse of the chemistry that carried SF State to its first NCAC crown in six years last season. Gordon scattered three runs on 10 hits, running his record to 2-2 on the year. The Gator bats were led by Jamie Carr and Cass Fegan with two hits apiece. Fegan doubled, tripled and tallied three RBI on the day.

"This was a good win for us today," Gator coach Mike Simpson said afterward. "The first game of a series is always the most important."

In Saturday's opener, Curtis Fields drove in three runs and the Gators committed six errors to pace the 10-4 Aggie win. In Game 2, the Aggies' Jeff Ellis homered and Anthony Dellamano tossed a four-hit shutout, striking out six, to stymie the Gators.

In Game 1, Fegan picked up two more hits for the Gators, who out-hit Davis 11-8, but couldn't recover from in the field.

SF State hosts Cal State Hayward Friday at 2 p.m.

[ Golden Gater Online March 12, 1996 ]

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